Senior Social Worker (Military2VA)

US Department of Veterans Affairs · Los angeles, United States

Job Title

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides specialized social work services to Post-9/11 Service Members, Veterans, and their families with complex medical, mental health, and psychosocial needs.
• Completes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develops individualized treatment and case management plans.
• Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and advanced case management interventions.
• Coordinates short- and long-term care across VA programs, other agencies, and community providers.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive plans addressing patients' biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs.
• Provides crisis intervention, risk assessment, prevention, education, and timely referrals to specialty services.
• Advocates for Veterans and families in accessing VA, community, health care, housing, financial, and social services.
• Conducts outreach at events such as Post-Deployment Health Reassessments, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Programs, and demobilizations.
• Identifies, develops, and utilizes community resources to enhance continuity of care and access to services.
• Tracks patients and services through appropriate systems and databases and maintains required documentation and workload records.
• Consults with and provides guidance, teaching, mentoring, and professional support to colleagues and students.
• Assesses program outcomes, participates in performance improvement activities, and recommends service enhancements based on findings.
• Practices independently, exercises professional judgment, and collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary teams.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Authorized